This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Altz, Downs, Petrocelli, Rosstien Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/707.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Bill, Thank you for trying to locate Amos Altz in the 1880 census. I agree with you that none of the Altz families you found are a good match. I suspect that the family is there but hidden behind a misspelled or mistranscribed name. I once found a Rosstien ancestor under the name of Lostien! Thanks again. Teri